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Direct linkGustavsson, Nora; MacEachron, Ann E. – Children & Schools, 2012
Recent child welfare legislation requires agencies to address the educational well-being of foster youths. Schools face new accountability standards through No Child Left Behind and the Obama "Blueprint for Reform" as they move toward the goal of ensuring that all children receive a quality education. Both of these pieces of legislation…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Outcomes of Education, Educational Quality, Child Welfare
Hodge, David R. – Children & Schools, 2012
The population of students with limited English proficiency--a disproportionate number of whom are urban Latinos living in low-income neighborhoods--is increasing rapidly. School districts serving these populations must meet escalating academic benchmarks, as stipulated by No Child Left Behind, or incur sanctions. This pressure has led many…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Hopson, Laura; Lawson, Hal – Children & Schools, 2011
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation is an important policy intervention aimed at changing school, district, and state department of education policies and practices to improve student outcomes. These efforts are compromised because NCLB does not prioritize the conditions necessary for improving academic outcomes. One such necessary condition…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Federal Legislation, Decision Making, Educational Environment
Berzin, Stephanie Cosner; O'Connor, Sarah – Children & Schools, 2010
School social work takes place within the dynamic context of the educational landscape, yet research indicates that school social work practice has been slow to adjust to the demands of that landscape. Little research has assessed whether school social workers are being adequately prepared to address the educational shifts that underlie today's…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Social Work, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Evaluation
Lagana-Riordan, Christine; Aguilar, Jemel P. – Children & Schools, 2009
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) initiated sweeping changes to the U.S. educational system. However, many have argued that NCLB is not accomplishing its stated purposes of improving education for disadvantaged students and closing the achievement gap. This policy analysis sheds light on the social and emotional risk factors that prevent…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Risk, Policy Analysis, School Social Workers
Hodge, David R. – Children & Schools, 2007
Release time programs allow public school students to be excused from classes to receive offsite spiritual instruction during school hours. With the passage of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, schools are under increasing pressure to raise test scores, which has led to questions about the advisability of allowing students to miss classes. In…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Urban Schools, Social Capital, Academic Achievement
